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Book your assessment online using our new booking system. Our assessments close for booking three weeks before the assessment date; please ensure you book before this deadline. If you have any problems booking online, please call the Education team on 02476 840508 to book your assessment. Please have your credit or debit card details to hand.
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Upcoming assessment dates - UK and Ireland
The assessments listed are subject to availability at the time of booking.
The dates for 2025 will be released near the end of the year. If you are interested in doing an assessment in 2025, please complete this form and we will notify you when dates have been released.
Ride Safe
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Ride Safe is part of the Challenge Awards, which are delivered and assessed by your coach or Approved Centre. Find out more about our Ride Safe Silver Challenge Award.
Stage 1 Care and Ride
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Stage 1 Care and Ride assessments can be taken at any BHS Approved Riding School and also be booked via the Education Team on one of our pre-arranged assessment days:
2024
- 1 November 2024, Cannington Equestrian Centre, Somerset
- 21 November 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 22 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 03 December 2024, Grennan College, Co. Kilkenny
- 04 December 2024, Bridgend College, Wales
- 17 December 2024, Clonshire, Limerick
2025
- 03 January 2025, Berkshire Riding, Berkshire
- 11 February 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 19 February 2025, Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, Mid Glamorgan
- 03 March 2025, Wirral Riding Centre, Cheshire
- 10 March 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 13 March 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 19 March 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 01 April 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
- 10 April 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 22 April 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 29 April 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 22 May 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 28 May 2025, Squirrells Riding School, Kent
- 24 June 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 14 July 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 22 July 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 24 July 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 06 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 25 September 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 10 October 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 14 October 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
- 14 October 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 21 November 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 27 November 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
In addition to the dates listed above, many BHS Approved Riding Centres offer in-house Stage 1 assessments, where candidates book and pay for their assessments directly with the centre. If you are interested in finding an in-house Stage 1 assessment, the following centres may be able to help.
Other BHS Approved Riding Centres can be found here but if you cannot find a Stage 1 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team.
Stage 2 Care, Lunge and Ride
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2024
- 01 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 04 November 2024, Hemps Green, Essex
- 06 November 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 06 November 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 19 November 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 26 November 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 17 Decmeber 2024, Clonshire, Limerick
- 18 December 2024, Clonshire, Limerick
2025
- 06 January 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
- 11 February 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 19 February 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 25 February 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
- 04 March 2025, Gleneagles Equestrian School, Auchterarder
- 12 March 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 25 March 2025, Country Treks, Worcestershire
- 25 March 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 26 March 2025, Stonar School Equestrian Centre, Wiltshire
- 27 March 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 02 April 2025, Bryanston School Equestrian Centre, Dorset
- 04 April 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 10 April 2025, Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, Mid Glamorgan
- 16 April 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 23 April 1025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge (Ride Spaces for internal candidates only, please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 23 April 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 9 May 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 12 May 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 14 May 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 20 May 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 28 May 2025, Moulton College, Northamptonshire
- 3 June 2025, Duchy College, Cornwall
- 06 June 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 12 June 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 18 June 2025 Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge (Ride Spaces for internal candidates only, please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 25 June 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 25 June 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 27 June 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 04 July 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 31 July 2025, Squirrells Riding School, Kent
- 11 August 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 15 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 20 August 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge (Ride Spaces for internal candidates only, please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 27 August 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 28 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 02 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 05 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 11 September 2025, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
- 16 September 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 23 September 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 30 September 2025, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, County Antrim (Spaces for internal candidates available, please contact Laurel View Equestrian Centre directly)
- 29 September 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge (Ride Spaces for internal candidates only, please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 05 November 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 05 November 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 12 November 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 13 November 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 18 November 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 25 November 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 15 November 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
Care and lunge only
- 26 March 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 28 March 2025, Merrist Wood College, Surrey
- 02 April 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
- 28 April 2025, Burley Villa School of Riding, Hampshire
- 04 June 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 12 June 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 19 June 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 21 July 2025, Burley Villa School of Riding, Hampshire
- 11 September 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 15 October 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Stage 2 Coaching
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2024
- 06 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 06 November 2024, The Owl House, Kent
- 07 November 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 02 December 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 02 December 2024, Gleneagles, Auchterarder
- 03 December 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 06 December 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 17 December 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 18 December 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 20 December 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
2025
- 28 January 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 10 February 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 14 February 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 07 March 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 10 March 2025, Gleneagles Equestrian School, Auchterarder
- 11 March 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 13 March 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 21 March 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
- 21 March 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 31 March 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 07 April 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 09 April 2025, Moulton College, Northamptonshire
- 16 April 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 24 April 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 25 April 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 29 April 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 01 May 2025, Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, Mid Glamorgan
- 03 May 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 07 May 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 13 May 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 15 May 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 28 May 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire
- 17 June 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 19 June 2025, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
- 25 June 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 25 June 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 27 June 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 16 June 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 01 July 2025, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, (Spaces for internal candidates available, please contact Laurel View Equestrian Centre directly)
- 30 July 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 30 July 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire
- 7 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 19 August 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 20 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 28 August 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 28 August 2025, Squirrells Riding School, Kent
- 04 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 19 September 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
- 22 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 10 October 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 10 October 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 23 October 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 5 November 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 13 November 2025 Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 1 December 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 2 December 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 17 December 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 19 December 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Stage 3 Care, Lunge and Ride
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2024
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride only
- 20 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
Care and Lunge only
- 01 November 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 04 November 2024, Howden Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 03 December 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 05 December 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
2025
Care, Lunge and Complete Ride
- 25 March 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 01 April 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 08 April 2025, Moulton College, Northamptonshire
- 24 April 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 24 April 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 30 April 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 01 May 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 13 May 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 19 May 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 27 May 2025, Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, Mid Glamorgan
- 28 May 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 26 June 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 15 June 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
- 16 June 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 20 August 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 25 August 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 03 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 09 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 16 September 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 06 October 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 10 October 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 14 October 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
- 29 October 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride only
- 19 February 2025, Acrecliffe, Yorkshire
- 10 April 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 27 May 2025, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, (Spaces for internal candidates available, please contact Laurel View Equestrian Centre directly)
- 03 June 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 10 July 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 03 September 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 09 October 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
Care and Lunge only
- 12 February 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 23 April 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 07 May 2025, Duchy College Equestrian Centre, Cornwall
- 13 May 2025, Gleneagles Equestrian School, Auchterarder
- 13 June 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 07 July 2025, Merrist Wood College, Surrey
- 17 September 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 19 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 02 December 2025, Wellington Riding, Hampshire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 3 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Stage 3 Coaching
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2024
- 05 November 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
2025
- 29 January 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 27 February 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 17 March 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 21 March 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 04 April 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Devon
- 08 April 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 14 April 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
- 23 April 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 02 May 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 06 May 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 08 May 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 08 May 2025, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
- 21 May 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 10 June 2025, Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, Mid Glamorgan
- 18 June 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 20 June 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 23 July 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 05 August 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 27 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 03 September 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 05 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 11 September 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 17 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 18 September 2025, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
- 29 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 14 October 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 17 October 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 4 November 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 3 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Stage 4 Care, Lunge and Ride
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2024
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride
- 04 November 2024, Gleneagles, Scotland
- 13 November 2024, Ingestre, Staffordshire
Care Lunge only
- 11 December 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
2025
Care, Lunge and Event Ride
- 28 April 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 07 May 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 13 May 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 21 May 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
- 22 May 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
- 17 June 2025, Wellington Riding , Hampshire
- 30 June 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 08 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 14 October 2025 Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 15 October 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride
- 17 February, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
- 07 May 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
- 08 May 2025 Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
- 01 September 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
- 09 September 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd Hampshire
Care Lunge only
- 22 January 2025, Talland, Gloucestershire
- 30 July 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 21 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 16 September 2025, Gleneagles Equestrian School
- 11 December 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 4 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Stage 4 Coaching and Management
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Stage 4 Senior Management
We have developed our assessment model for Stage 4 Senior Management to allow candidates to be assessed via video call. An assessment centre is not required and the assessment will be arranged by the BHS.
On the morning of the assessment, you will be emailed a case study no later than 8:30am by your assessor, you will then be required to join the video call at 10:00am for a group discussion. During the group discussion, the assessor will inform you at what time you will need to rejoin the call for your 1:1 assessment.
The dates listed below are for Stage 4 Management only, via a video call assessment:
2024
- 19 November 2024
- 22 November 2024
- 18 December 2024
2025
- 04 February 2025
- 06 March 2025
- 03 April 2025
- 06 May 2025
- 02 June 2025
- 11 August 2025
- 11 September 2025
- 13 October 2025
- 17 November 2025
- 16 December 2025
The dates listed below are for Stage 4 Coaching only.
2024
- 12 November 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 20 November 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
2025
- 19 March 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 22 April 2025, Wellington Riding, Hampshire
- 18 August 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
- 03 October 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
- 15 October 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 11 November 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 19 November 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 4 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Performance, Care and Management
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Section 1: Care and Welfare and Section 2: Business Management
Unit 1 Care and Welfare:
- 5 November 2024, Chescombe Farm, Bristol
- 15 November 2024, Chescombe Farm Stud, Bristol
- 15 April 2025, Chescombe Farm, Bristol
- 16 September 2025, Chescombe Farm, Bristol
The following units within Section 1 and 2 can be assessed via video call. You can be assessed for one, two or all three of these units on one assessment day:
- Unit 2: Literature Review
- Unit 3: Business Management Skills
- Unit 4: Business Management Presentation
Video call assessment dates
- 20 November 2024
- 16 December 2024
- 06 February 2025
- 04 March 2025
- 07 April 2025
- 12 May 2025
- 12 June 2025
- 07 July 2025
- 08 September 2025
- 06 October 2025
- 18 November 2025
Performance Ride and Coaching
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Section 3 Training Horses (Lunge and Ride) and Section 4 Coaching.
- 04 December 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire, Dressage Ride and Coach
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Performance Ride or Performance Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Riding Out
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Stage 2 Ride Leader
- 18 March 2025, Country Treks, Worcestershire
- 09 June 2025, Burley Villa, Hampshire
Stage 3 Trail Leader
- 18 March 2025, Country Treks, Worcestershire
Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 Ride Leader or Stage 3 Trail Leader assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
BHS Fellowship
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24 and 25 October 2024.
International Assessment Dates
Hong Kong
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Training for your Assessment
Training for BHS Assessments should include a mix of practical training and practice, workshops, events and revision or study at home. We strongly recommend training with a BHS Approved Centre or an Accredited Professional Coach.
Get in touch with us
If you have any questions about our assessments or if you would like to hear from a member of our team, please complete our enquiry form and we will get back to you shortly.